I must say I love that "high lonesome" tenor of mtn. music and bluegrass. That was what I meant by hearing with my soul. It just touches me. I get some real strange looks when I tell people. It must be what the blacks feel in the jazz and R&B. There is something very basic about it. Like it tells us who we are. Our roots. -eddie Dear List, Growing up in Kentucky I cared little for "hillbilly" music and even less for the "high lonesome" tenors singing bluegrass. The accoustic instrumentals of the post-Monroe groups I really enjoyed. I attended many festivals while living in Ohio and Michigan and it was there I met the hammered dulcimer. It was love at first sound. In learning to play this instrument I learned many, many Irish jigs, reels and ballads. I learned an equal number of fiddle tunes. There is no doubt in my mind that Bluegrass evolved from our Celtic heritage. Sue McN. ==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== #9 As of 2/27/1999 we have 485 members. Traffic can get heavy so check your mailbox often. We should regulate traffic so it don't get out of hand. There is an average of ten members coming and going each week. -sysop "Toto, I don't think we are in NH any more."